Legal Assistant – Personal Injury and Worker’s Compensation

Job Description

Legal Assistant- Paralegal | Turnbull Brockmeyer Law Group

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Turnbull Brockmeyer Law Group. Turnbull Brockmeyer Law Group operates as a well-respected and established full-service law firm, currently in a phase of expansion. This immediate opportunity for a legal assistant is fundamental to supporting the firm’s continued growth and enhancing its client service capabilities. Your contributions will directly impact the efficient management of new client intake and the progression of critical legal matters, particularly within personal injury and worker’s compensation cases, reinforcing the firm’s commitment to supporting both clients and team members within a collaborative and mutually supportive environment.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person

• Team: Supports a team-oriented firm dedicated to mutual support and collaboration.
• Mission: To facilitate efficient client intake and comprehensive case progression, primarily for personal injury and worker’s compensation matters, while upholding client and firm standards.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Client Intake & Communication: Manage initial client inquiries and prospective client intake processes by gathering all necessary information accurately and efficiently, serving as a crucial first point of contact for individuals seeking legal assistance.
• Client Interviews & Support: Conduct detailed interviews with clients, meticulously collecting pertinent facts, comprehensive timelines, and supporting documentation essential for their cases, ensuring all relevant information is captured for subsequent legal proceedings.
• Case Progression & Management: Work actively on cases assigned throughout their entire lifecycle, focusing specifically on personal injury and worker’s compensation matters, which includes tracking progress, preparing necessary filings, and supporting attorneys from inception to resolution.
• Document Tracking & Organization: Implement and maintain robust systems for tracking and organizing critical legal documents, correspondence, and evidence, ensuring all case-related paperwork is accurately cataloged and easily retrievable for efficiency and compliance.
• General Administrative & Support: Provide essential administrative support to the firm, including professionally answering incoming phone calls, directing inquiries appropriately, and managing schedules as needed to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.

The Must-Haves
• Background: This role is designed for an early career professional eager to apply and develop their foundational understanding of legal support within a full-service law firm environment, particularly with core domain knowledge pertaining to personal injury and worker’s compensation matters.
• Experience: Candidates should possess practical experience in supporting legal cases, demonstrating familiarity with processes involved in client intake, case management, and document organization, indicating a proven capability to handle assigned tasks throughout various case stages.
• Skills: The ideal candidate must demonstrate a strong capacity for independent work, taking initiative and managing tasks with minimal supervision, exhibit meticulous attention to detail for maintaining accurate records and handling sensitive legal information, and possess excellent communication skills for effective interactions with clients, team members, and external parties.